Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post - Greg Blache needs to be held accountable!!

freddyg12 · 09-28-2009, 11:29 AM

I said several times this summer that I expected this defense to fall in statistical categories, give up more yards, but also get more turnovers. So far, everything but the turnovers is coming to fruition.

By the end of last year, this defense wasn't that good. I know they were often on the field a long time, but they couldn't stop below avg. offenses like Baltimore & S.F. when it counted. Statistically, last year they were overachievers, but there were several games when the team needed a big stop & they couldn't do it.

I think Blache has a decent fundamental system, but his blitzing is so obvious; watch the safefites & LBs before a play; 90% of the time whoever creeps up to the line is the one blitzing! There's no element of confusion that GW's defenses had, when QBs didn't know which guys were coming. That is coaching & is all on Blache.

Another problem in all 3 games this year; the D plays so much better in the 2nd half. It's as if it takes a whole half for them to warm up & make adjustments. They gave up 275 yards (terrible) in the 1st half yesterday, 106 (great) in the second. That's not a sign of a well coached, well prepared team.

I'm not saying Blache should be replaced, but I think it's obvious that at times like this the HC needs to assert himself on the DC & let him know that he's got to make some changes, even if they're minor. Can Zorn do that? I'm not sure.

09-28-2009, 11:29 AM	#109
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Re: Greg Blache needs to be held accountable!! I said several times this summer that I expected this defense to fall in statistical categories, give up more yards, but also get more turnovers. So far, everything but the turnovers is coming to fruition. By the end of last year, this defense wasn't that good. I know they were often on the field a long time, but they couldn't stop below avg. offenses like Baltimore & S.F. when it counted. Statistically, last year they were overachievers, but there were several games when the team needed a big stop & they couldn't do it. I think Blache has a decent fundamental system, but his blitzing is so obvious; watch the safefites & LBs before a play; 90% of the time whoever creeps up to the line is the one blitzing! There's no element of confusion that GW's defenses had, when QBs didn't know which guys were coming. That is coaching & is all on Blache. Another problem in all 3 games this year; the D plays so much better in the 2nd half. It's as if it takes a whole half for them to warm up & make adjustments. They gave up 275 yards (terrible) in the 1st half yesterday, 106 (great) in the second. That's not a sign of a well coached, well prepared team. I'm not saying Blache should be replaced, but I think it's obvious that at times like this the HC needs to assert himself on the DC & let him know that he's got to make some changes, even if they're minor. Can Zorn do that? I'm not sure.